Planet Waves Chromatic Headstock Tuner  

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Planet Waves

Simply clip on and tune up.

The Planet Waves Chromatic Headstock Tuner precisely tunes guitars, basses and many other stringed instruments using your instrument's vibrations rather than sound. No direct sound or electronic signal is required. Using an optimally positioned, highly sensitive piezo transducer and backlit LCD display, this chromatic tuner quickly and accurately helps you tune, even in noisy or dimly lit environments where many tuners fail. The tuner's compact, lightweight design doesn't add cumbersome mass to your instrument and is easy to see from any angle.

Calibration
The Planet Waves Headstock Tuner defaults to the industry-standard A440 tuning frequency. To adjust the tuner to another setting, simply press the calibrate button on the rear side of the tuner display. With each press of the button, the reference pitch will change in 1Hz increments.
Continually press the calibrate button until the pitch you desire shows in the display.

Features

  • Tunes stringed instruments using vibrations
  • Calibration adjustable in 1Hz increments
  • Piezo tranducer
  • Backlit LCD display
  • Compact
  • Lightweight
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| Review By: Norman Watson | 3 months, 1 week ago

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This tuner does what the name implies, but it is very difficult to position on some guitar headstocks and still be seen because of the fixed head.  I prefer the mini planet wave over this model and it is less money.  My recommendation would be to purchase two Snark tuners for the price of this one planet wave.

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Hobbyist
Style of music you play:
country, rock, gospel
Where you live:
Oklahoma

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Not happy with it.

| Review By: Revmv | 8 months, 3 weeks ago

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I have had two of these tuners, and I certainly would not bother with a third. The first one worked great for about two months, and then proceeded to automatically shut off immediately after start up. I returned it, and got another, which worked for all of four days before it demonstrated the same problem. I gave up on it, then spent the extra money on a different tuner.  And I have been happy as a clam for over a year (although I admit to not  truly knowing if clams are happy, or why.)

While I initially liked the back-lit display and its low cost, if it’s not going to last worth a hoot, I don’t need it— it wastes my time and money. And I sure don’t want my tuners acting like a petulant chump just before a gig. I’ve been playing for over 40 years, and I’ve had plenty of tuners in my day.  From a durability standpoint, this is the worst I’ve ever owned. Mind you, this tuner was not abused, and never dropped. Further, I agree with the reviews that mentioned it is flimsy in design, and is not the most   convenient to clip to various headstocks.

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40+ years, professional
Style of music you play:
blues, rock, country, jazz
Where you live:
Colorado

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a little clumsy, but works OK

| Review By: Dave Yeats | 8 months, 3 weeks ago

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I think this tuner works OK, but I found it hard to find a place to mount it on my headstocks.  The way the clamp mechanism works doesn't make me feel too confident it's going to stay put.  I think the tuner tracks OK and is accurate, but overall it just feels a little flimsy.  It's very convenient, but not my favorite way to tune.

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Yes
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Yes
Musical Experience:
gigging
Style of music you play:
little bit of everything
Where you live:
Austin TX

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very simple tuner

| Review By: guitar pickin bootman | 11 months, 2 weeks ago

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I bought one of these at the Guitar Center in Houston and loved it...Now I have two of them and may get another. Tthe batteries are easy to find on any battery rack called nickel batteries...bootman
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Great features, but fragile!!!

| Review By: shreddman | 1 year, 2 months ago

1 people out of 1 found this review helpful

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I owned this for less than a year, and it was always carried in the accessories compartment of my guitar's case. For many months it worked very well; it's accurate and easy to use. THEN...it started being less accurate, more fussy when trying to tune a string. THEN...I dropped it. Less than two feet, onto a carpeted floor...and it completely flamed out. It wouldn't even stay on 8 out of ten times, and when it would, it wouldn't detect any string on my guitar. It's completely useless now, and Planet Waves did not respond to my inquiry at their cust/supp website. Lame. I liked the unit, but I won't buy another.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
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No
Musical Experience:
joatmon
Style of music you play:
Many
Where you live:
Rockies

Did you find this review helpful? yes no929688

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